'Independence' - 24x36 Grizzly Bear Oil Painting Framing:Framed Capturing the sunrise on St

Capturing the sunrise on St Mary Lake

This is a painting that I had been thinking about for a long time

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12x18" oil painting - canvas on board

The snow begins to melt and the landscape seemingly begins to come more alive

'Independence' - 24x36 Grizzly Bear Oil Painting Framing:Framed Capturing the sunrise on StThis painting came from thinking about places that stay with you long after you leave them. Places where sound feels distant and time moves differently. Ive spent a lot of time in landscapes like that, and they tend to change how you move through them. You become more aware of everything around you. Bears carry that same weight. Even when you never see one, their presence is felt. I often think back to time spent in this exact remote country, where